Pressiat tourism and travel guide

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Pressiat is situated in the Ain department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the east of France at 18 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Pressiat is 362 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Bourg-en-Bresse at 18 km and Lons-le-Saunier at 41 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Pressiat, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Pressiat in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ain

Map of places to visit near Pressiat

Markets in and near Pressiat

• Saint-Amour: market Saturday (13km)
• Bourg-en-Bresse: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (18km)
• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (20km)
• Oyonnax: market Thursday & Saturday & Monday (21km)
• Poncin: market Monday (27km)
• Pont-d'Ain: market Saturday (31km)
• Vonnas: market Thursday (32km)
• Louhans: market Monday (36km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (36km)
• Saint-Claude: market Saturday (37km)

More information about Pressiat, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Pressiat, France

What to do at Pressiat? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pressiat.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Baume-les-Messieurs (47km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (18km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (40km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Jura (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Tournus (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lacs d'Étival (38km)
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (40km)
• Seille (Saône) (40km)
• Confluence - la Seille (40km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (44km)
• Lac de l'Abbaye (47km)
• Lac du Val (47km)
• Lac de Bonlieu (48km)
• Source - Le Hérisson (48km)
• Lac de Chambly (48km)
• Lac de Chalain (50km)
• Lac d'Ilay (52km)
• Lac du Vernois (53km)
• Lacs de Maclu (53km)
• Lac de Narlay (54km)
• Lac du Fioget (55km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (57km)
• Cascade de la Billaude (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vonnas (32km)
• Macon (43km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Pressiat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bourcia, Broissia, Courmangoux, Germagnat, Montagna-le-Templier, Montfleur, Pouillat, Salavre, Treffort-Cuisiat, Verjon, Villechantria and Villemotier.

This page in French: Visiter Pressiat